Across 12 Schools, more than 25,000 students, and more than 4,000 faculty members, we become one university: a wide-ranging, ever-changing community that draws its strength from a multitude of races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, historical traditions, ages, religions, disabilities, veteran status, interests, perspectives, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

President Gutmann’s Statement on Diversity

Understanding and appreciating diversity is fundamental to success in today’s world. It is fundamental to the education we provide at Penn and one of our University’s most important priorities.

DACA and Undocumented Student Resources

Penn benefits greatly from the rich diversity of all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. As part of that commitment to inclusion, Penn provides access and support to undocumented students, including those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status.

35th Anniversary Celebration Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center

The University of Pennsylvania Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center’ hosted a 35th Anniversary Celebration and rededication of the Carriage House in honor of founding director Bob Schoenberg upon his retirement in October 2017.

ACTION PLAN FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE

Penn Medicine "simply because"

Penn Compact 2020

Diversity at Penn

Penn has a number of policies and initiatives that support its efforts to foster inclusive excellence. Diversity and inclusion related data, progress reports on initiatives, a timeline of selected milestones, and stories about members of the Penn community are available here.

Academic Programs

Academic departments and centers offer research and talks that explore issues related to diversity and inclusion. Additionally, the University’s schools, programs and centers offer programming to educate and support inclusive excellence and the intellectual and interpersonal development of its students, faculty, and staff.

Videos of Diversity

Administrative Offices and Co-curricular Resources

Students, faculty and staff belong to organizations and affinity groups that provide opportunities to explore dimensions of diversity, share their stories, offer support and mentorship, and educate themselves and others about particular dimensions of inclusion.